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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Department of Food & Public Distribution to participate in Special Campaign 3.0 from 2nd – 31st October 2023 for disposal of pending matters and promoting Swachhata
The Department of Food & Public Distribution  along with its PSUs/Attached/Sub-ordinate offices will be participating in Special Campaign 3.0 from 2nd October till 31st October 2023. The campaign being organized under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances institutionalizes Swachhata and minimizes pendency in Government Offices. The Preparatory Phase of the Campaign begins from September 15th 2023. DFPD will be steering the campaign with its nationwide PSUs/Attached/Sub-ordinate offices.
It is also noteworthy to mention that the Department of Food & Public Distribution , participated with great vigor in the Special Campaign on Disposal of Pending Matters , held from November 2022 to August 2023.
Cleanliness campaigns were conducted at 3437 sites by the Department to contribute to the vision of Swachh Bharat. Various other activities like Swachhata camps, awareness programs, dedicating 03 hours weekly for Swachhata activity, waste management, plantation, regular cleanliness drives, white wash, deep cleaning, furniture modernization/upgradation, weeding out/review of old files, pest control, etc. were also undertaken.
Sh. Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution administering Swachchata oath to the officers and staff of the Department
The highlights of the achievements made by the Department of Food & Public Distribution  during November, 2022 – August 2023 are:
- 12,57,706 files reviewed and 5,92,354 physical files weeded out
- 99,105 sq. ft. of area freed
- 9783 numbers of e-files closed
- Revenue of Rs. 77.88 lakh was generated by auctioning of obsolete items
Regular follow up meetings were held with Sr. officers of all PSUs/attached/ sub-ordinate offices under DFPD to keep surroundings neat and clean. The Sr. Officers also undertook surprise visits to review/monitor the Swachhata activities.
The Department is committed to building on the principles and objectives of the previous campaigns and to also achieving the key objectives of the Special Campaign 3.0.
Ministry of Railways
Modern Train Control System to be implemented on Indian Railways
4 works of total 640 Route KM at a total cost of Rs. 1810 Crores have been sanctioned as pilot projects in Supplementary WP 2018-19 for extensive trials of Modern Train Control System
Implementation on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes to be taken up separately
Indian Railways has decided to modernize its Signalling system on its entire network by implementing Modern Train Control system with LTE based MTRC. This is one of the most ambitious modernization projects of Indian Railways, which envisages upgradation of signaling system for improving safety, Line Capacity and to run trains at higher speed.
Accordingly, a work of Modernization of Signalling system on entire Indian Railway network has been included in Works Programme 2018-19 at a cost of Rs. 77,912 Crores, to be implemented after approval of NITI Aayog, Extended Board for Railways  and sanction of CCEA. The work includes provision of
- Automatic Train Protection  System
- Electronic Interlocking System
- Remote Diagnostic & Predictive Maintenance System
- Long Term Evolution  based Mobile Train Radio Communication  System
- Centralized Traffic Control System  /Train Management System 
As a prelude to taking up the above modernization work of signalling system on pan-India basis, 4 works of total 640 Route KM at a total cost of Rs. 1810 Crores have been sanctioned as pilot projects in Supplementary WP 2018-19 for extensive trials. The four sections are Renigunta  – Yerraguntla  section on South Central Railway, Vizianagaram  –Palasa  section on East Coast Railway, Jhansi  – Bina  Section on North Central Railway and Nagpur  – Badnera  Section on Central Railway. These are some of the busiest routes on Indian Railway with heavy traffic.
M/s RailTel Enterprises Ltd. , a 100% subsidiary of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.  has been given responsibility to implement these four pilot projects on behalf of Indian Railway. Tenders have since been invited and are under evaluation.
In connection with works of raising of speed up to 160 kmph to reduce travel time from existing 18 hours to 12 hours on Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Howrah High Density routes, Modern Train Control system shall be implemented on these two routes separately.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
FUND ALLOCATED AND UTILISED by MoFPI FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The year-wise details of funds allocated and utilised during the last five years under the Research and Development scheme is as under:
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F. Y.
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Fund allocation 
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Fund Utilised 
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2017-18
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3.50
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1.67
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2018-19
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8.45
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8.08
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2019-20
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8.77
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4.89
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2020-21
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6.20
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6.02
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2021-22
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3.40
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2.06
There has been no set trend in allocation or utilization of funds under the Research & Development scheme. As this is a demand driven scheme, actual approval of projects and consequent sanctioning of grants-in-aid is dependent on the receipt of eligible proposals.
While no specific target has been set, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries  has approved 37 new projects under the scheme during last three years with approved grants-in-aid of Rs.11.48 crores, out of which Rs.8.57 crore has been released.
MoFPI is implementing the Research and Development scheme with objective that the end product/findings should benefit food processing industry in terms of product and process development, efficient technologies, improved packaging, etc. along with standardization of various factors viz. additives, colouring agents, preservatives, pesticide residues, etc. In order to improve the research and development in this sector, the scheme guidelines are amended from time to time. Some of the provisions in the present scheme guidelines for better outcome of research and development are:
- Preference is given to those proposals which are beneficial for small & medium enterprises and farmers and are intended toward commercialization of the said technology.
- The R&D projects would be carried out in collaboration with the industrial partner, which can take up/ purchase/ commercialize outcome technology developed through the project.
- Project Investigators are encouraged to seek legal/patent protection for the outcome of research/ technology developed.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
National Jute Board to organize Jute Fair
National Jute Board, under Union Ministry of Textiles is organizing a 'Jute Fair' at Thiuvananthapuram from 19th to 24th June. Shri Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty, Jute Commissioner and Secretary, National Jute Board, Govt. of India will inaugurate the event at 3.00 PM at Sri Mulam Club, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram on 19th June. The exhibition and sale of jute decorative products will be from 10 AM to 8 PM.
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Ministry of Defence
WNC sailing championship 2021 conducted in Mumbai
Mumbai Area Team - Overall Champions
Mumbai, 27 September 2021
The Western Naval Command Sailing Championship 2021 was conducted at Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre , Mumbai from 23 to 26 Sep 21. A total of 59 personnel from seven teams under the WNC participated in it.
The championship was conducted in seven different classes of boats, namely, Laser , Laser , Laser , Enterprise, Bic-Nova, 29-er and J24. The concept of team racing in the Enterprise class and match racing in the J24 class of boats was reintroduced to facilitate wider participation and strengthen team spirit.
Commodore Gagan Kaushal, Command Sail Training and Yachting Coordinator /HQWNC gave away medals to winners during the closing ceremony held on 26 Sep 21.
The overall champions were the Mumbai Area team while the runners up were the Fleet B team.Defence PRO, Mumbai-DL/DR
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Ministry of Defence
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launches website for Republic Day Celebrations - 2022
Key Highlights:
● Website to showcase the various festivities across the country in the run up to Republic Day celebrations.
● It will be single official source of content related to Republic Day Celebrations
To showcase the Republic Day Celebrations of the year 2022, which will mark the 75th year of Independence-Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Defence has created a new website: www.indianrdc.mod.gov.in. It was formally launched by DefenceSecretary Dr Ajay Kumar in New Delhi on October 04, 2021 as a platform that connects Indians all over the world and celebrate India’s Republic Day.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ajay Kumar said that the various activities related to Republic Day celebrations are happening throughout the country and this website will be very useful in hosting these build up activities. For example, for the NCC Republic Day Camp the selection process has already begun in all the continents in which, lakhs of youth are participating, he said. This website will showcase all these activities. “Preparation for Republic Day Camp in itself is a festivity. We want to bring out the festivities through this website”, said Dr Ajay Kumar.
The website will be a single-point official source for all the content related to Republic Day Celebrations. The website includes features like a special RDC Radio, Gallery, Interactive Filters, E-book, Blogs on the Indian Freedom Movement, Wars and War Memorials. Moreover, the website shall contain all the information related to the event viz. Minute to minute programme, route map, parking details, RSVP, details of additional activities undertaken by various constituents of the Ministry of Defence, live streaming of the event etc.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar visits Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust
Dr. Virendra Kumar lauds the holistic approach of inclusive education provided by the trust
The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar today visited the campus of the School of Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust, Karkardooma, Vikas Marg. This is a grantee organization under Deen Dayal Rehabilitation Scheme of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Minister was most impressed by the holistic approach of inclusive education provided by the trust since 1981. He interacted with the students with cross disabilities- deaf, blind, cerebral palsy ADHD- in the occupational therapy unit and witnessed the therapy sessions imparted to the students to facilitate their rehabilitative process.
He was very moved to witness the demonstration of the students in various skills including art and craft, pottery, jewelry making and jute bag making. Master Akshat ,a students with multiple disability, was most thrilled to present a friendship band to the honorable minister. He praised Ms. Nishtha, after watching her shape a diya at the potter’s wheel, with her feet.
He also visited the physiotherapy unit, speech therapy, early intervention and prosthetic/ orthotic department where he saw the process of measurement and fabrication of artificial limbs.
Dr. Uma Tuli, Founder & Managing Secretary of the trust, explained the major components of accessible environment which includes the tactile path, raised staircases, accessible toilets, adaptable furniture etc. as the centre is one of the role model for barrier free environment.
The classroom strategies for students in inclusive classes for children with hearing impairment  were highlighted by the school principal during his tour of the inclusive school building. The live activities by the students impressed the Minister who said that all these strategies should be implemented in all the schools to ensure that inclusive education becomes a reality.
The interactions with the wheelchair basketball players was the highlight of his visit. While praising the players, he said that they were the true achievers and role models who would encourage others to follow their example. He appreciated the barrier free hydraucally operated school bus for wheel chair users and mentioned that there should be more such busses to facilitate commuting for persons with disabilities. He promised the students that he would like to spend more time with them during his next visit.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
India’s success is case study in using technology to transform citizens’ lives: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
For many years, narrative about India revolved around dysfunctional governance that failed to reach people: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Digital India framework boosted confidence of whole new generation of young Indians: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar addresses the World Bank Digital Economy Conclave 2023
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar addressed the World Bank Digital Economy Conclave 2023, where he highlighted India’s success as a case study in using technology to transform citizens’ lives. He emphasised the milestones achieved through Digital India in the past nine years, which catalysed the country’s rapid progress towards a five trillion US dollar economy by 2026.
The Minister said, “In 2015, through the launch of Digital India, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi set unconventional expectations through three broad goals – technology should improve the lives of citizens, impact governance and democracy and further expand and create an architecture for an innovation economy. Over the past nine years, India has taken a lead in creating technologies as opposed to being a mute spectator and consumer of technology.”
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar also highlighted how digitisation of government services has facilitated the formalisation of informal sectors who now use digital payments and micro-credit. These services which are part of the India stack are now being offered to countries who are keen on digitising Governance.
“The digitisation of government services has facilitated the formalisation of informal sectors, like street vendors, who now use digital payments and micro-credit. The transformation brought about by the India stack, including initiatives like UPI and Aadhaar, has not only improved governance but also created a vibrant innovation ecosystem. India’s success in deploying technology to transform lives has drawn interest from other countries looking to digitise their economies and governance. The India stack, with its innovative ecosystem, is being offered as a partnership to these countries,” the Minister further added.
The Minister, during his interaction with executives from World Bank, spoke about how the Government was revived from dysfunctional Governance that prevented distribution of resources to people living in remote areas.
“For many years, the narrative about India, despite being a tech country with talented people, revolved around the issue of dysfunctional governance that failed to reach the people. This described the challenges India faced in governance. However, in 2015, when Digital India was launched, an architecture and framework for technology’s expectations and outcomes were introduced and understood. This has significantly boosted the confidence of a whole new generation of young Indians,” the Minister explained.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves exemption to NTPC Ltd from the extant guidelines of delegation of power to Maharatna CPSEs for making investment beyond the prescribed limit in NTPC Green Energy Limited
Also approves NGEL investing in NREL and its other JVs/subsidiaries to set up 60 GW Renewable Energy Capacity by NTPC Ltd.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has granted exemption to NTPC Limited from the extant guidelines of delegation of power to Maharatna CPSEs for making investment in NTPC Green Energy Limited , a Subsidiary Company of NTPC Ltd. The CCEA also exempted NGEL’s investment in NTPC Renewable Energy Limited  and its other JVs/subsidiaries subject to a ceiling of 15% of its net worth beyond the monetary ceiling of Rs 5,000 crore to Rs. 7,500 crore, towards achieving a target of 60 GW Renewable Energy  Capacity by NTPC Limited.
In line with its commitment in COP 26, India is working towards low carbon emission path while meeting its development goals. The country is aiming to reach 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030. As a Central Public Sector Enterprise and the leading Power Utility of the Country. NTPC, through this investment in RE sector, aims to add 60 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity by 2032 which will help the Country in achieving the aforesaid target and move towards larger aim of having ‘Net Zero’ emissions by 2070. The enhanced target is in line with the Government’s “Panchamrit” recently announced at COP 26 Summit as India’s contribution to climate action towards ‘Net Zero’.
NGEL aims to be the flag bearer of NTPC’s renewable energy journey and presently has 15 RE assets of 2,861 MW which are operational/nearing Commercial Operation Date  and through its subsidiary NREL  is set to expand its RE portfolio by participating in competitive bidding and multiple emerging opportunities in green energy business. The exemption given to NTPC will aid in improving India’s global image as a green economy. It will also decrease India’s dependency on conventional sources of energy by diversifying India’s energy generation and will also decrease the country’s coal import bills. Further, it will also help in ensuring 247 power supply to each and every corner of the country.
The Renewable Energy project will also generate direct and indirect employment opportunities to the local people at construction stage as well as during O&M Stage.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Renewable energy and Energy efficiency are among the key pillars of Indian climate change strategies: Shri Bhupender Yadav
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav held a meeting with H.E. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Climate Envoy and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology virtually today and discussed issues relating to COP 26, renewable energy and other related matters.
Stating that renewable energy and energy efficiency are among the key pillars of Indian climate change strategies, Shri Yadav mentioned that under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, India has worked to make sure that renewable energy, particularly solar, becomes cheaper than energy from fossil fuels.
The Minister further mentioned that India has already installed about 151GW of non-fossil fuel installed capacity with 39 percent of the total capacity installed and going ahead, India has declared an aspirational target of installing 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
The Environment Minister also mentioned about India’s Hydrogen Energy Mission, global initiatives such as International Solar Alliance , Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure  and leadership group for Industry Transition  and underlined the need for prioritizing the concerns of developing countries, particularly in areas of implementation support including finance and technology
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Climate Envoy and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology sought support of India for the UAE Initiative on Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate  along with US and UK to be launched at COP26 to be held in Glasgow later this year.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Government has made a provision for opening of Krishi Vigyan Kendra  in each of the rural districts across the country
Government aims to provide required infrastructure in the remaining KVKs expeditiously
The Government has made a provision for opening of Krishi Vigyan Kendra  in each of the rural districts across the country. A total of 725 KVKs have been established across the country till date.
KVKs are mandated for frontline extension which act as a bridge between research organizations and the main extension system operated by different development departments of the State Governments. Considering the role and resources of a KVK, it caters to the requirement of the selected farmers of the district and provide capacity development support to State Development Departments. The coverage of entire district is the responsibility of development departments of State Governments.
Sanctioned staff strength of each KVK is 16 including one Senior Scientist-cum-Head, six Subject Matter Specialists, one Farm Manager, two Programme Assistants, two Administrative Staff, one Tractor Driver, one Jeep Driver and 2 Skilled Support Staff. At present, 68.44% posts in KVKs are filled.
As many as 657 KVKs have administrative building and 521 KVKs have Farmers’ hostel. The Government aims to provide required infrastructure in the remaining KVKs expeditiously.
As per requirement, large number of KVKs have been strengthened with other infrastructure facilities like, pulses seed hubs, soil testing kits, micro-irrigation systems, Integrated Farming Systems units, farm machineries and equipment, District Agro-Met Units, etc. during last five years.
This information was given by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Bhai Dooj
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Bhai Dooj.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"भाई-बहन के अपार स्नेह और अटूट विश्वास के प्रतीक-पर्व भाई दूज की आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं।"
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President pays homage to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his Punya Tithi
The Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar visited ‘Sadaiv Atal’ and paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his Punya Tithi today. He also attended a prayer meeting in the memory of the late leader along with the President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, and the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
In a series of tweets, the Vice President said:
Humble tributes to venerable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. His visionary leadership, sagacity and focus on good governance shaped India's destiny during a crucial period. His legacy continues to inspire all of us.
Hon'ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar attended a prayer meeting in the memory of former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji and paid floral tributes at 'Sadaiv Atal' today.